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Jeremiah 50

1Thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatJehovahspakeconcerningאֶל־'el-H413Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,concerningאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,byJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

2Declareהַגִּ֨ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye amongthenationsבַגּוֹיִ֤םva.go.YimH1471andpublish,andsetupastandardנֵ֔סNesH5251; publish,andconcealnot:sayאִמְרוּ֩'im.RuH559,Babylonבָבֶ֜לva.VelH894istakenH3920,Belבֵּל֙belH1078isputtoshame, MerodachisdismayedH2865;herimagesareputtoshame,heridolsגִּלּוּלֶֽיהָ׃gi.lu.Lei.haH1544aredismayedH2865.

3Foroutofthenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828therecomethupanationגּ֜וֹיGoyH1471againsther,whichshallmakeיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896herlandאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776desolate,andnoneshalldwellH3427therein:theyarefled,theyaregoneהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980,bothmanH120andbeast.

4Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֨יםbai.ya.MimH3117,andinthattimeוּבָעֵ֤תu.va.'EtH6256, saithJehovah,thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallcomeיָבֹ֧אוּya.Vo.'uH935,theyandthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162;theyshallgoH1980ontheirwayweepingוּבָכוֹ֙u.va.KhoH1058,andshallseekיְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.va.Ke.shuH1245JehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5TheyshallinquireconcerningH413Zionצִיּ֣וֹןtzi.YonH6726withtheirfacesH6440thitherward, saying,Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935ye,andjoinוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867yourselvestoJehovahinaneverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285thatshallnotbeforgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.achH7911.

6Mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971havebeenH1961lostsheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629:theirshepherdsרֹעֵיהֶ֣םro.'ei.HemH7462havecausedthemtogoH1980astrayH8582;theyhaveturnedthemawayonthemountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022;theyhavegoneH1980frommountainמֵהַ֤רme.HarH2022tohillH2022;theyhaveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911theirresting-place.

7AllthatfoundH4672themhavedevouredאֲכָל֔וּם'a.kha.LumH398them;andtheiradversariessaidH559,Wearenotguiltyנֶאְשָׁ֑םne'.ShamH816,becausetheyhavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,thehabitationofrighteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,evenJehovah,thehopeoftheirfathersH1.

8Fleeoutofthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andgoצֵ֑אוּya.tze.'uH3318forthH3318outofthelandוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778,andbeוִהְי֕וּvih.YuH1961asthehe-goatsbeforetheflocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

9For,lo,IwillstirH5782upandcausetocomeH5927upagainstBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894acompanyH6951ofgreatגְּדֹלִים֙ge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֤םgo.YimH1471fromthenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828country;andtheyshallsetthemselvesinarrayagainsther;fromthencesheshallbetakenH3920:theirarrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671shallbeasofanexpertmightyH1368manH1368;noneshallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725invain.

10AndChaldeaכַשְׂדִּ֖יםkhas.DimH3778shallbeH1961aprey:allthatpreyuponhershallbeH1961satisfiedH7646, saithJehovah.

11BecauseyearegladH8055,becauseyerejoiceH8055,OyethatplunderH8154myheritage,becauseyearewantonasaheiferכְּעֶגְלָ֣הke.'eg.LahH5697thattreadeth outthegrain,andneighasstronghorses;

12yourmotherאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517shallbeutterlyputH954toshameH954;shethatbareyoushallbeconfounded:behold,sheshallbethehindermostofthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,awildernessמִדְבָּ֖רmid.BarH4057,adryH6723land,andadesertוַעֲרָבָֽה׃va.'a.ra.VahH6160.

13Becauseofthewrathמִקֶּ֤צֶףmi.Ke.tzefH7110ofJehovahsheshallnotbeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961inhabitedH3427,butsheshallbeH1961whollydesolateH8074:everyonethatgoethbyBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894shallbeH1961astonished,andhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֖קve.yish.RokH8319atallherplaguesH4347.

14SetyourselvesinarrayagainstBabylonבָּבֶ֤ל׀ba.VelH894roundH5439about,allyethatbendדֹּ֣רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869thebowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198;shootather,spareתַּחְמְל֖וּtach.me.LuH2550noarrowsחֵ֑ץChetzH2671:forshehathsinnedH2398againstJehovah.

15Shoutהָרִ֨יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321againstherroundH5439about:shehath submittedherself;herbulwarksarefallenנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307,herwallsחֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346arethrowndownH5307;foritisthevengeanceנִקְמַ֨תnik.MatH5360ofJehovah:takevengeanceH5360uponher;asshehathdone,dountoher.

16Cutכִּרְת֤וּkir.TuH3772offthesowerזוֹרֵ֙עַ֙zo.Re.a'H2232fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894,andhimthathandleththesickleמַגָּ֖לma.GalH4038inthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256ofharvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105:forfearoftheoppressingH3238swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719theyshallturnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437everyoneH376tohispeopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971,andtheyshallfleeיָנֻֽסוּ׃ סya.Nu.suH5127everyoneH376tohisownlandלְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.

17Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478isahuntedsheepשֶׂ֧הsehH7716;thelionsאֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.YotH738havedrivenH5080himawayהִדִּ֑יחוּhi.Di.chuH5080:firstהָרִאשׁ֤וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804devouredאֲכָלוֹ֙'a.kha.LoH398him;andnowatlastהָאַחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314Nebuchadrezzarkingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894hath brokenhisbones.

18Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Behold,IwillpunishH6485thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894andhislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776,asIhavepunishedH6485thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19AndIwillbringH7725Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478againtohispasture,andheshallfeedH7462onCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֖לha.kar.MelH3760andBashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֑ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316,andhissoulH5315shallbesatisfiedH7646uponthehillsוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andinGileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,andinthattimeוּבָעֵ֨תu.va.'EtH6256, saithJehovah,theiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallbesoughtH1245for,andthereshallbenone;andthesinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheyshallnotbefoundH4672:forIwillpardonthemwhomIleaveאַשְׁאִֽיר׃'ash.'IrH7604asaremnantH7604.

21Goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upagainstthelandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofMerathaim,evenagainstit,andagainsttheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofPekodפְּק֑וֹדpe.KodH6489: slayandutterlydestroyוְהַחֲרֵ֤םve.ha.cha.RemH2763afterthem, saithJehovah,anddoaccordingtoallthatIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ סtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee.

22Asoundק֥וֹלKolH6963ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421isinthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andofgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֖בֶרve.She.verH7667.

23Howאֵ֤יךְ'eikhH349isthehammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360ofthewholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776cutנִגְדַּע֙nig.Da'H1438asunderandbrokenH7665!howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349isBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894becomeהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961adesolationH8047amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471!

24Ihavelaidasnareforthee,andthou artalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571takenH3920,OBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andthou wastnotaware: thou artfoundH4672,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571caughtH3920,becausethou hast strivenagainstJehovah.

25Jehovahhathopenedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605hisarmory,andhathbroughtH3318forthH3318theweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofhisindignationזַעְמ֑וֹza'.MoH2195;fortheLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, hathaworkמְלָאכָ֣הme.la.KhahH4399todointhelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

26Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935againstherfromtheutmostborder;openפִּתְח֣וּpit.ChuH6605herstore-houses; castherupasheapsעֲרֵמִ֖ים'a.re.MimH6194,anddestroyוְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָve.ha.cha.ri.Mu.haH2763herutterly;letnothingofherbeH1961left.

27Slayallherbullocks;letthemgoH935downtotheslaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874:woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untothem!fortheirdayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3117iscomeבָ֥אva'H935,thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256oftheirvisitation.

28ThevoiceH6963ofthemthatfleeH5127andescapeוּפְלֵטִ֖יםu.fe.le.TimH6412outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,todeclareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046inZionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726thevengeanceנִקְמַת֙nik.MatH5360ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,thevengeanceנִקְמַ֖תnik.MatH5360ofhistempleהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃hei.kha.LoH1964.

29CalltogetherthearchersagainstBabylonבָּבֶ֣ל׀ba.VelH894,allthemthatbendדֹּ֨רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869thebowקֶ֜שֶׁתKe.shetH7198;encampחֲנ֧וּcha.NuH2583againstherroundH5439about;letnonethereofescapeפְּלֵטָ֔הpe.le.TahH6413: recompenseheraccordingtoherworkH6467;accordingtoallthatshehathdone,dountoher;forshehathbeenיְהִי־לָהּ֙ye.hi-LahH1961proudagainstJehovah,againsttheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651shallheryoungבַחוּרֶ֖יהָva.chu.Rei.haH970menH376fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307inherstreets,andallhermenH376ofwarמִלְחַמְתָּ֥הּmil.cham.TahH4421shallbebroughttosilenceinthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, saithJehovah.

31Behold,Iamagainstthee,Othou proudone, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;forthydayיוֹמְךָ֖yom.KhaH3117iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935,thetimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256thatIwillvisitפְּקַדְתִּֽיךָ׃pe.kad.Ti.chaH6485thee.

32Andtheproudoneshallstumbleוְכָשַׁ֤לve.kha.ShalH3782andfallוְנָפַ֔לve.na.FalH5307,andnoneshallraiseH6965himup;andIwillkindleוְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784inhiscitiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,anditshalldevourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398allthatareroundH5439abouthim.

33Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:ThechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063areoppressedH6231togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162;andallthattookH2388themcaptiveH7617holdהֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuH2388themfast;theyrefuseH3985toletthemgoשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971.

34TheirRedeemerגֹּאֲלָ֣ם׀go.'a.LamH1350isstrongחָזָ֗קcha.ZakH2389;Jehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635ishisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034:hewillthoroughlypleadtheircauseH7379,thathemaygiverestהִרְגִּ֣יעַhir.Gi.a'H7280totheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,anddisquiettheinhabitantsלְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יle.yo.she.VeiH3427ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

35Aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isupontheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778, saithJehovah,andupontheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894,anduponherprincesH8269,anduponherwiseחֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃cha.kha.Mei.haH2450men.

36Aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isupontheboasters,andtheyshallbecomeוְנֹאָ֑לוּve.no.'A.luH2973foolsH2973;aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isuponhermightyH1368menH1368,andtheyshallbedismayedH2865.

37Aswordחֶ֜רֶבChe.revH2719isupontheirhorsesH5483,andupontheirchariotsH7393,anduponallthemingledpeoplethatareinthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֖הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofher;andtheyshallbecomeוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961aswomenH802:aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719isuponhertreasuresH214,andtheyshallbeH1961robbed.

38Adroughtisuponherwatersמֵימֶ֖יהָmei.Mei.haH4325,andtheyshallbedriedוְיָבֵ֑שׁוּve.ya.Ve.shuH3001up;foritisalandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofgravenimages,andtheyaremadoveridolsפְּסִלִים֙pe.si.LimH6456.

39Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thewild beastsofthedesertwiththewolvesshalldwellH3427there,andtheostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.NahH3284shalldwellH3427therein:anditshallbenomoreinhabitedH3427forever;neithershallitbedweltH3427infromgenerationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755togenerationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

40AswhenGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430overthrewSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֛ה'a.mo.RahH6017andtheneighborשְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָshe.khe.Nei.haH7934cities thereof, saithJehovah,soshallnomanH376dwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427there,neithershallanysonH1121ofmanH376sojourn therein.

41Behold,apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971comethfromthenorthמִצָּפ֑וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828;andagreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419nationוְג֤וֹיve.GoyH1471andmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallbestirredH5782upfromtheuttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵי־mi.yar.ke.tei-H3411oftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

42Theylayholdיַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onbowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andspear;theyarecruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394,andhavenomercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355;theirvoiceH6963roarethliketheseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220;andtheyrideיִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuH7392uponhorsesH5483,everyoneH376setinarray,asamanכְּאִישׁ֙ke.'IshH376tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,againstthee, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

43Thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hathheardH8085thetidingsofthem,andhishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027waxfeeble:anguishחִ֖ילchilH2427hathtakenH2388holdהֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּhe.che.zi.Kat.huH2388ofhim,andpangsasofawomanintravail.

44Behold,theenemyshallcomeH5927uplikealionכְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.YehH738fromtheprideH1347oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.DenH3383againstthestrong habitation:forIwillsuddenlymakethemrunאֲרִיצֵם֙'a.ru.tzemH7323awayfromit;andwhosoischosen,himwillIappointאֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.KodH6485overit:forwhoislikeme?andwhowillappointH6485meatime?andwhoistheshepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462thatcanstandיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975beforeme?

45Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085yethecounselH6098ofJehovah,thathehath takenagainstBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;andhispurposes,thathehathpurposedagainstthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778:Surelytheyshalldragיִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.VumH5498themaway,eventhelittleonesצְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.ReiH6810oftheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629;surelyheshallmakeH8074theirhabitationdesolateH8074overthem.

46AtthenoiseofthetakingofBabylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH894theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleth,andthecryוּזְעָקָ֖הu.ze.'a.KahH2201isheardH8085amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֥םba.go.YimH1471.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50

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